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Zhang Xueliang (Chinese: 張學良; June 3, 1901 – October 15, 2001), also romanized as Chang Hsueh-liang and known later in life as Peter H. L. Chang, was a Chinese warlord who ruled Manchuria from 1928 to 1936 and the commander-in-chief of the Northeastern Army after the assassination of his father, Zhang Zuolin.
May 30, 2024 · Zhang Xueliang (born June 3, 1901, Haicheng, Liaoning province, China—died October 14, 2001, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.) was a Chinese warlord who, together with Yang Hucheng, in the Xi’an Incident (1936), compelled the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) to form a wartime alliance with the Chinese communists against Japan.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 28, 2020 · Zhang Xueliang was a Nationalist general who kidnapped Chiang Kai-shek and forced him to join the fight against Japan in 1936. Learn about his story, his motivations, and the impact of the Xi'an Incident on Chinese history.
- Chi Wang
Oct 19, 2001 · Zhang Xueliang, a onetime warlord who in two turbulent weeks in 1936 helped turn the course of Chinese history -- and then spent the next 55 years under house arrest, gradually and reluctantly...
Zhang Xueliang graduated from Fengtian Military Academy, was made a Colonel in the Fengtian Army, and was appointed commander of his father's bodyguards in 1919. In 1921, he was sent to observe military maneuvers in Japan, where he developed a special interest in aircraft.
Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001, Wade-Giles: Chang Hsu-Liang) was the northern Chinese military leader and warlord responsible for the 1936 Xi’an incident. Zhang was born in Fengtian province; his father was Zhang Zuolin, a bandit turned warlord who effectively ruled Manchuria during the late 1910s and early 1920s.
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Jan 2, 2015 · This hour-long documentary chronicles the life of China's Young Marshal Zhang Xueliang, who was instrumental in establishing cooperation between the Nationalist and Communists Armies during...
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